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| Abundant Natural Resources
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| Just like a treasure house depicted in fairy tales, Yunnan was endowed by the Creator with abundant natural resources, including rich mineral reserves, rare animals and plants, many rivers and lakes, and a mild climate with abundant precipitation. Therefore, it is often called "the Kingdom of Animals", "the Kingdom of Plants" and "the Kingdom of Nonferrous Metals". |
| .Kingdom of Animals. Yunnan with the special topographic feature and climate has various kinds of forest and vegetation. This rare natural environment provides a good condition for animals to live .Therefore, there are many different kinds of animals living in the vast forests and mountains .Yunan is a real kingdom of animals. |  |
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of Plants. Yunnan is a province with high mountains and deep valleys ,and the climate ranging from the frigid zone to the temperate zone and the torrid zone .It has a very special geographical and climate condition beneficial to many different kinds of plants ,Therefore, there are many rare ,precious and unusual plants in Yunnan , So Yunnan is regarded by experts and tourists both at home and abroad as the kingdom of plants | |
| .Kingdom of Nonferrous Metals.
Yunnan is a province abundant in mineral deposits.140 kinds of deposits have been verified , and more than 1,200 locations of 92 kinds of deposits which are verified can be explored. Of all the mineral deposits ,lead zinc and tin rank the first place in China , Copper, nickel and cobalt rank the third place. Antimony ranks the fourth place |  | |
| .Booming Industries. Yunnan is famous for its tobacco industry. In 1987, when China National Tobacco Company announced 25 top cigarette brand names for the tobacco sector, seven brands came from in Yunnan. Tobacco growing and cigarette making have become pillar industries of the province's economy. More than 100 cigarette factories throughout China rely on Yunnan for the supply of tobacco leaves. | |
| "Hongtashan," one of the best-known brands of cigarette in Yunnan, is now regarded as the best value of all Chinese brands and has become a nationally famous trade mark. The tobacco leaves, from which Hongtashan cigarettes are made, are carefully grown by Yunnan farmers using special techniques. Yunnan has been growing tobacco leaves for around 800 years. Those grown in the south part of the province are of superior quality with plump leaves and deep golden color. They are flexibile and have a moderate alkaline content, high sugar content and a rich fragrance. |
Yunnan is an ideal place for growing tea trees. On entering the Tea Research Institute of Yunnan Province, located in Menghai County in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, you feel you are entering a tea museum. There are 749 species of tea trees which belong to 15 genera in the world, of which China has 398. Yunnan is home to 270 species which are distributed over 120 counties and |  |
| cities. Throughout the
province, Pu'er tea, one of the big-leaf species, is a special variety among the
finest ones because of its high content of active ingredients and its strong,
sweet flavor. Many ancient tea trees are still growing in Yunnan. One such tree has been growing for about 800 years according to scientists, study it still lives on the Nannuo Mountain in Menghai County. It is called by the local residents the "king of tea trees." Another wild tea tree, 1,700 years old, was also found on the county's Dahei Mountain. This tea tree, which is 32.12 meters high, is still covered with exuberant foliage and produces high quality tea. Just recently, an even larger tea tree was found in the province. The tree is 34 meters tall and 3.8 meters in circumference at its base. It is believed to be the largest wild tea tree in the world. |
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